Register.



H. G. HARP/ER. REGISTER. APPLIOATIONPILED Juan1912.

l (:mpiygm Patented July 2%, 1%

2 SHEETS*SHEET 2.

Y "i: www .l ,Uilm men Specification of Leiters Patent.

Application led. Seminary 56, i912. Sei-iai No.

iin il known that l7 lllomzn (if. llnnmcnv :i eilizen nl ille Uniieelfiletes; Uil." Jlmieiien, 1eraiding nl Deli'oil, in the county oflilfayne and Slnl'e of ililicliignn, have invented (reiflziin new anduseful lnipmveinenl's in lieg'istern, of which the fnllowing is nspec/ilionlnn, reference being had therein te the zicemnpnnyingdrawings.

This invention ielaes to irninovemens in registers and more purliculm'lyto iegislei's employing; n sli-ip nl papel' upon which the items zii-erecorded und which is ,mounted upon wils.

'l`lie object oli the invention lie provide :1 .simpl und ein'n'enieniincien fm mieli regv nalen in pim'ifle nieziin; foi: linking czue ofille expansion and ecmificiien @if ll'ie papel' und prem-ni weaning; andleaving; if ille eliges;n :incl lio provide ceiflnin elllen nei anniuseful l`eail'n1ers the invention emnsiijsiingjf in lillenmlt0n;'hereinafter more l'illy ei forth und minted ein: in lli@elziilns, ie'l'ei'enee being had l1@ tlvY aee01npnnying; dziwinggs, inwliiei'i i"i; 1,lne l is a pian View of u device ern-- lmdying' tileinvention with parts broken away le" ,show the eonsilrncion; Fig. f2 isn, lmigilmlinnl vertical section lheougli ille suine; Fin. 3 is ai`lraneveise motion on l'l'ie, line ivm-.1: of lligg', l of' :i pmiien oflire en ing: und fl" ii; :i pei'peclive delziii (nl n pniliun nil theAi'ecmil ian@ 01" sil-ip and cli'iving mils.

le slmwn in. ille drawings, l i Casing' ffii any siiilzsziiie :l'mni in'amish-notion lin/ving :i llzi lon an' einer previ/Lied willi in opening;i 'in display ind expose n, noiiifin nl? ille inem-(l #litigi 'l, wliiehlii'zwelf=r iienenli lie opening nil nnen which may lie iii-mie llnnng'isnic'l @peilingn il* wril'ing' lied mi' inl le 5 efl'iwnlw lwneziili.ille opening to minimi? ljlie Strip :is il travels 'from :i wind ine;will l gli* ene cnil nl llie mining; lo i windmii nl' lille ultimi' endnl' lie ensingg, wils@l lining); suilzibly Iiuni-nniei'l in bene n innjpnn lin-:ieleln li iimiinled upon ille lontlmn @if ille ns-ing; Freinthe roll (3 the fp iifei i* lim/els nimm-il awel' an idle-i' roll `ilmsrnnlerl in llie nwiei enil eli llie bracket? ll l :i ifi lien over ieinfile fi le si second iffllei* will l0 'gimiinileel fn l'veniinggis onthe upper. ein? uli lim m'iliei' liizwluxi'.

lne wiinlirisz; milfs nml wiinl ille .iwniz nm' la; lilie elllen neiljliei linien-- pmiideii with hearings :il: llieii lower ends 'forfriction rolls 15 mi lli olf the .suine (ii-- umeler :ind forni ne theyells ll and 1237 the rolle` l5 and 16 being' ziclni'iled lo engage 'hc)apen which i5 wound npnn the mils (i :unl i `i'eS} eertively. Securedto one enel of llie shafts nl? lli'ie. relis il :and lf3 :we Walleye' i7und similar ignilleliffs :we seeili'eel lic; ene end (if lille slinflilseil" lie i'ullfff f unil lli. lin enellesfjl belli l5) eng; fes allfuni' (if "ille pnlleys uml lie fun e. i pull lcl is enezllfeil im" :ilarge cli'ivingz pulley 20 inoiiniml i-ei'iliully wiliin ille. eziningund lnwing n sslnil't El. extending 'blnon `vl1 lille side filmx-enf towhich :i suilnblc ciziiil( may be attached, fin' turning lie drivingpulley :unl nelnnl'ingj 1lin-i iiliiving rolls. I

The pail' ol friction Velin il. und l5 in held 'in minimi willi lilleafljznient iiflleif 9 und wil el papel' mounted upon llie winding tellil, by means; m" :L enileil spi-ing il wliifli in een nested nl; one emilo the ii-in ill anni :it ils unime-ile emi to llie nfljneenl: lnncletES, tlins @Helling :i pull 'upon ille iii-1n in nieve l'lie will ilinl'e :lifielirnml Unimet will] the i'e @ending :snip which passiesupward beween it :1nd the iifllei il. 'ifliiw Mining-i' :ils-0 server;lo liolil the ii'ielioi'i will li'i in, lfiil'tiionzil en gaigeinenlwilli ilie remi-insg fil/1' wliieli in wound iipnn the will ll. ln "i,ilni.' infinnenn like spying' lmlilw like ,mii mile-s if; unil, lli inliie"'i,nml eoniuel, with file reminiinfg strip,

l"il/nen llie drivin eiiliei' ilii'efslinn lli jmsilively driven ineilin ill lue .l'iiel'inn 1p will lie:

i inn between li'ie zilile :3. '.'lflie 'liielinii 1 dis l5 und 'lli:like :it lle #fine linie lively iliii'en by lilie lie'll ll nil ine-ingin fifie'liwinil engngennznl niiip Wliiifli in n Y Tolls, will iil'iife:n: nl; `lie :ieriii'efin ny mesnil-1 nlVx l yells ill. sind ll :nifllinie elle lield lfgglil; sind ninonlli. il" s Vid fills iw-i nn ,l iemi nifl hell, lnelween ilie f roll of paper increases in diameter uponone of the rolls and decreases in diameter upon the other, thel arms 14will swing accordingly and provide for such variation in the diameter ofthe rolls.

Obviously, the driving pulley 20 may be turned by the crank 22 as shownor in any other suitable manner.

To provide a suitable index by means of which any item or accountentered upon the record strip may be readily found, an index line 2li isdrawn lupon the face of the record strip from one end t-o the otherthereof and diagonally across said strip. In the casing cover 2 adjacentto the opening 3 is a second opening 25 beneath which an extension 2.6of the table 5 extends to support the record strip beneath said opening.The several items or accounts entered upon the record strip may hearindex markings or numbers as indicated aty 2,7 and an indicator plate Q8is provided with similar in` dicator markings or numbers placed oppositegraduations 29 which extend to the edges of a slot 30 in said platethrough which slot the inclined or diagonal index line Q4 on the recordstrip may be seen.

As the record strip 'is wound from one Winding roll to the other. the.index line 2l as seen through .the slot 30 in the indicator plate, willtravel along said slot owing to its diagonal position upon the strip.`When said index line registers with one of the graduations 29 theparticular item or account bearing the index marking 2l' Whichcorresponds to the like index marl; opposite said graduation will showthrough the opening 3. The operator therefore runs the reC- ord stripalong until the index line registers with the index to the particularitem or account that he desires and thus a. very siniple and convenientindex mechanism is provided for'the record strip.

The indicator plate 28 is held in position beneath the opening Q5 bymeans of screws 3l en a ino* -lon itudinal slots 3Q at the ends of theplate and guide ribs or tongues 33 on the plate project downwardtherefrom in engagement with each edge of the record strip -so thatshould there be any lateral movement of the strip as it travels past theplate, said plate, by the engagement of the ribs 33 with its edges, willmove laterally with it and thus maintain the accurate relation of theindex line Sie to the graduations on thev plate. Obviously the saidindicator plate may be otherwiseheld against movement with the travel ofthe record strip and so that it will freely move laterally with thestrip, any suitable means 1seing provided for accrniplisiiing this posemaintaining the relation plate and strip. l

Changes in the condition the pheie will cause the paper recordstripexpand and contract, materially, changing its length and causing it toWrinkle. This expansion or contraction may notbe the same along eachedge of the strip and it would cause an uneven Winding ot the strip uponthe rolls. Undue expansion or contraction would also change the positionof the index line relatively to the graduation on the indicator plateand thus said line would not correctly perform its function. To preventany uneven expansion or contraction and to hold the edges of the recordstrip smooth and straight, a strip or tape 34 preferably of fabric orother material which is not greatly a'ected by changes of teni!peratur'e is glued along each edge of the record strip upon the lower orinner side thereof. These strips or tapes take' the strain of drivingthe record strip, giving the paper strength and preventing its beingWorn or torn along its edges. These tapes also hold the edges straightand smooth so that the wrinkling of the paper will not affeet the'accurat even Winding of the record strip. e

Obviously, the index mark on the paper may lie a continuous unbrokenstraight line,

.as shown or it may be an irregular or broken line, and other changes inthe construction and arrangement ot' the parts may be made Withoutdeparting from the spirit of 'my invention. I do not. therefore limitmyself to the particular forni or construction shown.

What l claim as my invention is:;-

l. An autographic register having in coinbination a record stripprovided with a diagonal index line extending longitudi nally thereof,means for causing longitudinal travel of said record strip, a membersupported adjacent to said strip having indicia to indicatepre-determined portions of said strip and so placed with respect toVsaid diagonal line that when said line intersects the line ofarrangement of said indicia and coincides with an index thereof, thatportion of the record strip to which said index refers will be in apre-determined position.

.fnrautographic register having in coinbination winding rolls. a recordstripI adapted to be vvound from one to the other of' said rolls, saidstrip being provided with an in dex line extending .diagonally aci thesame throughout its length, and a member provided with indicia referringto predetermined portions ofsaid strip arranged transversely of saiddiagonal line and strip to indicate by the coincidence of said lines andone of the indicia, that the port-ion of the strip indicated b1," saidindes; in 2,2'

erinined r e in autezrap 10 Contact with the record strip wound on:gomma said' I"Winding rolls andvpassing-'nver said efriet-ion'rolls. -1In testimony 4whereof I-.aixmy:signatureA in presence'of"=twowitnesses.A

' HORACE G. HARPER.

Witnesses:

LEWIS E. FLANvEus, ANNA M` DGRR.

